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Otmar Issing

Type: Person

Name: Otmar Issing

Title: Member of the Executive Board

Organization: European Central Bank

Date of Birth: 27/03/1936

Place of Birth: Würzburg, Germany

Nationality: Germany

Fact Sheet: Biography for Otmar Issing

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents

Christine Lagarde

Berlin sees trade surplus criticism as compliment

Foreign criticism of Germany's trade surplus, most recently from France, is a compliment, Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday. 'Hidden behind the comments from our French friends is praise,' Schaeuble said in a debate in the German parliament. ... [Published 16 hours ago by Breitbart.com]

Entities: Trade Surplus, Germany, Christine Lagarde, Berlin

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Higher German wages are not the solution

It would be insane for Germany to embark on an expansionary wage policy that led to higher unemployment, writes Otmar Issing ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by FT.com - World, Europe]

Entities: Otmar Issing, Unemployment, Germany

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

George Soros

The Euro Will Face Bigger Tests Than Greece

A George Soros Article published in Feb.: Otmar Issing, one of the fathers of the euro, correctly states the principle on which the single currency was founded. As he wrote in the FT last week, the euro was meant to be a monetary union but not a political ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Guru Focus]

Entities: Otmar Issing, Greece, Maastricht Treaty, George Soros, Solvency

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Euro Debt Crisis, Latvia and the PIGS

Down on the Euro Animal Farm, some animals are more equal than others.Two million people took to the streets of Athens last week in the country's second general strike this month, protesting the austerity measures proposed by their socialist government. ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Market Oracle]

Entities: Greece, European Union, Latvia

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 4 Documents

European Central Bank

Reuters Breakingviews: Time to Celebrate? Not in a Big Way

Anniversaries are a good time to reminisce. The global stock market rally is now a year old — the lows were hit on March 9, 2009 — and that certainly brings back memories. It’s easy to see why the MSCI World Index has surged 71 percent in that period ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by New York Times]

Entities: Otmar Issing, Stock Market, Greece, European Central Bank, Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman

First Reported Mar 01 2010 - Updated Mar 02 2010 - 3 Documents

Otmar Issing

Greece should go to IMF, not EU - Issing

Greece should turn to the International Monetary Fund rather than other euro zone states for help in tackling its debt crisis, the former European Central Bank chief economist Otmar Issing said on Monday. Issing, still a respected figure in central banking ... [Published Mar 02 2010 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland]

Entities: Otmar Issing, International Monetary Fund, Greece

First Reported Mar 01 2010 - Updated Mar 01 2010 - 2 Documents

European Union

Conflicting Media Reports: Is Greece Getting a Bailout of Not?

By Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a plan to bail out Greece to the tune of $41 billion is now being formulated by Germany and France. It might seem as if a bailout is inevitable and that the terms of ... [Published Mar 01 2010 by naked capitalism]

Entities: Greece, European Union, Otmar Issing

First Reported Feb 26 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 1 Documents

Greece, the euro and the Nazis

You can often tell the level of strain someone is under when they lash out in a surprise verbal attack. It is true, too, with countries. This week the Greek Deputy Prime Minister, Theodoros Pangalos, turned on the Germans . Greece had never been ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by BBC Blogs: Gavin Hewitt's Europe]

Entities: Greece, George Papandreou, Theodoros Pangalos, Germany

First Reported Feb 26 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 3 Documents

Dollar Declines on Speculation U.S. Business Activity Slowed

Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell against all of its major counterparts on speculation Japanese importers are settling accounts overseas on the last trading day of the month. Japans currency also weakened as the nations finance companies are scheduled ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by BusinessWeek]

Entities: Greece, Tokyo, Declination, Moody's Corporation

First Reported Feb 25 2010 - Updated Feb 25 2010 - 1 Documents

German slur damages Greece bid for rescue

LONDON: Greece has greatly damaged its chances of a European Union bailout by lashing out at Germany over wartime atrocities and accusing Italy of cooking its books to hide public debt.The escalating dispute came as a general strike spilt over into violent ... [Published Feb 25 2010 by Sydney Morning Herald]

Entities: Greece, Germany, Hans-Werner Sinn, Theodoros Pangalos, European Union

First Reported Feb 23 2010 - Updated Feb 23 2010 - 2 Documents

The Greece Disaster Proves That The Euro Was A Bad Idea

From Project Syndicate :The euro is a unique and unusual construction whose viability is now being tested. Otmar Issing, one of the fathers of the common currency, correctly stated the principle on which it was founded: the euro was meant to be a monetary ... [Published Feb 23 2010 by Business Insider]

Entities: Otmar Issing, Greece, Project Syndicate, Disaster

First Reported Feb 22 2010 - Updated Feb 22 2010 - 3 Documents

The euro will face bigger tests than Greece

George Soros says makeshift assistance should be enough for Greece, but that leaves Spain, Italy, Portugal and IrelandEmailPlease enter a valid e-mail addressPlease enter a comma delimited list of valid e-mail addressesOther ways of sharing:License this ... [Published Feb 22 2010 by Globe and Mail]

Entities: Greece, Risk Premium, George Soros, Otmar Issing, Credit Default Swaps

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Greece, the euro and the Nazis [BBC Blogs: Gavin Hewitt's Europe - Feb 26 2010] You can often tell the level of strain someone is under when they lash out in a surprise verbal attack. It is true, too, with countries. This week the Greek Deputy ...
Violent Protests Grow in Greece, Portugal and S... [naked capitalism - Feb 25 2010] The financial press has for the most part looked at the possibility of sovereign debt crises in Greece, Spain, and Portugal through a deal-making window: will Germany ...
The Greece Disaster Proves That The Euro Was A ... [Clusterstock - Feb 23 2010] From Project Syndicate: The euro is a unique and unusual construction whose viability is now being tested. Otmar Issing, one of the fathers of the common currency, ...